Kodak today announced closeout prices on several discontinued pro digital cameras, including the original photojournalist's workhorse, the NC 2000e.

The Nikon-platform 1.3 megapixel camera, developed by Kodak in conjunction with the Associated Press, is available in both colour and monochromatic versions for US$1000. At that price, the camera is a worthy intro to digital SLR photography for photojournalism schools or freelancers on a tight budget. Note that the Kodak web site is in error when it states that the NC 2000e is built around the Nikon N90 body; photographer Steve Miller, who purchased one of the closeout NC 2000e cameras, indicates that it arrived with an N90s body as expected.